Pan Boiler (Raw house)
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal
Posted yesterday
- Company:
- Code Red Recruitment
- Company Description:
- Specialists in IT, Telecoms, Sales and Finance 1. Sales staff with office automation/telecoms experience and we only deal with candidates that have a proven sales track record and product knowledge 2. IT candidates - Software Development, Coding (C#/.Net, Java/J2EE, PHP and Python), mobile and hardware 3. Telecoms - voice and data specialists, project managers and business analysts "Being on par in terms of price and quality only gets you into the game. Service wins the game." ~ Tony Allesandra “You have got to find what you love. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.”~ Steve Jobs
- Contract Type:
- Full Time
- Experience Required:
- 3 to 4 years
- Education Level:
- Grade 12
- Number of vacancies:
- 1
Job Description
This position reports to the Production Shift Foreman.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
• Be able to boil any grade of massecuites in batch pans with minimum delays
• Maintain stock levels to achieve the plan mill crush rate.
• Must be able to cycle pans to prevent any bottlenecks to achieve the required number of strikes per shift
• Be able to apply own mind effectively in problem solving when difficulties are experienced with batch pans.
• Be fully aware of the quality profile on the various grades of massecuites boiled and notify supervisor of any abnormal
changes timeously.
• Strike massecuites at the required brixes
• Must be fully aware of entrainment that may occur from any pan and must be able to take the necessary corrective
action to prevent any loss of sugar from any pan.
• Carry out pan inspection on schedule stop dates and report any defects for remedial action by maintenance department.
• Be proactive by watching the various product stocks, strike receiver levels and centrifugal operation and adjust pan
cycles in order to get the maximum production with minimum delays and minimum losses (i.e. avoid supply tanks from
overflowing)
• Carry out all operations as per ISO 9001 standards (knowing all the operating parameters in the Rawhouse) under safe
conditions and maintaining a high standard of housekeeping throughout the year.
• Records / reports any maintenance / changes that may be required on stop days or off-crop and be able to do minor
maintenance on the run.
• Be able to have a valuable input and participate in the decision-making process on pan floor in the Rawhouse.
• Carries out duties of the Pan Tank Attendant when not available.
• Must take ownership for the section – housekeeping and safety.
• Must carry out any other duty delegated by the supervisor during season and off crop
MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
• Matric with Maths and Science
• Completion of the Certification Course for a Pan Boiler with STC
• 4 years sugar manufacturing plant operations and control experience.
• Knowledge of operating machinery
• Knowledge of the process will be an advantage
• Must be safety orientated
• Work under pressure and with minimum supervision
